I've been using the onscreen keyboard for a few weeks

[rug]

ever since I spilled some crap on the keyboard.

It's a royal pain in the ass.

[hobbit709]

1. Keyboards are cheap

[rug]

2. So am I.

It's a standoff.

[hobbit709]

3. My response once when hassled by the OSI

"I'm not going to go around creating work for myself"

Is not spending under $10 worth all the effort?

[rug]

4. I would but my history with laptops is horrible.

I'll just peck along till the hammer falls on this one.

[hobbit709]

7. so get an USB external

[DeadEyeDyck]

5. Early on, you should have bought a dock

I go for months without ever opening my laptop. My dock has a monitor and a bluetooth keyboard and mouse. This makes it nearly impossible for me to damage my laptop.

just saying

[rug]

6. I'll have to look into that when this one craps out.

[Lucinda]

8. I like mine...but I just use it when I have a cat in the way of my keyboard

If it was my only option it would probably make me verrah cranky

[rug]

9. I blame the cat for this predicament.

If he hadn't jumped up to lick the crap off the keyboard, I might have had a shot at salvaging it.

[Lucinda]

10. I have three...and it's a constant dance to keep my keyboard safe

They are WAY quicker and occasionally smarter than I am. So it's always a challenge. :)